This work describes the construction of family-couple-parenting (FCP) questionnaire, a new measure of three aspects related to the developmental path toward parenting choices, within the perspective of the family life cycle and attachment theory. Two studies are reported. Study 1 reports the development of the FCP questionnaire and its psychometric properties. Study 2 assesses the FCP’s nomological validity by investigating group differences on FCP factors and links between FCP factors and romantic attachment (experience in close relationships-revised) and recalled parental bonding (parental bonding instrument). Participants were 791 Italian participants: 405 young adults (203 students, 202 workers) and 193 couples (91 childless-by-choice, 102 parents-to-be). The results suggest that the FCP’s stable psychometric structure and strong theoretical basis make FCP a useful instrument for research related to the path to parenthood.

Carli, L., Anzelmo, E., Gatti, E., Santona, A., Pozzi, S., Gallucci, M. (2016). The family-couple-parenting questionnaire: Development of a measure for long-term couples and young adults. PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, 118(3), 957-993 [10.1177/0033294116639803].

The family-couple-parenting questionnaire: Development of a measure for long-term couples and young adults

CARLI, LUCIA LEONILDE
Primo
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ANZELMO, ELENA
Secondo
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SANTONA, ALESSANDRA MARIA ROBERTA;POZZI, STEFANIA;GALLUCCI, MARCELLO
2016

Abstract

This work describes the construction of family-couple-parenting (FCP) questionnaire, a new measure of three aspects related to the developmental path toward parenting choices, within the perspective of the family life cycle and attachment theory. Two studies are reported. Study 1 reports the development of the FCP questionnaire and its psychometric properties. Study 2 assesses the FCP’s nomological validity by investigating group differences on FCP factors and links between FCP factors and romantic attachment (experience in close relationships-revised) and recalled parental bonding (parental bonding instrument). Participants were 791 Italian participants: 405 young adults (203 students, 202 workers) and 193 couples (91 childless-by-choice, 102 parents-to-be). The results suggest that the FCP’s stable psychometric structure and strong theoretical basis make FCP a useful instrument for research related to the path to parenthood.
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Attachment; Caregiving; Parental choice; Parenthood; Voluntary childlessness;
Attachment; Caregiving; Parental choice; Parenthood; Voluntary childlessness
English
2016
118
3
957
993
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Carli, L., Anzelmo, E., Gatti, E., Santona, A., Pozzi, S., Gallucci, M. (2016). The family-couple-parenting questionnaire: Development of a measure for long-term couples and young adults. PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, 118(3), 957-993 [10.1177/0033294116639803].
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